Sunday, January 29, 2012

Undressed for action!

I saw this photo over at Magpie Tales and I was reminded of
something Rosey did recently. It also fits quite nicely with this week’s prompt
at Sunday Scribblings!

I don’t know if you recall, but a few months ago I told you
about the time Rosey and I went to an art exhibition and she spotted a poster
on the notice board advertising life drawing classes. Rosey often gets excited
about possible new projects and this was no exception. But I know Rosey well,
and more often than not her hair- brained ideas go nowhere. I said that she’d
be too embarrassed to stand there ogling naked bodies. I was so convinced that
she’d forget about it that I made a bet with her. I said if she took up life
painting I’d pose in the buff myself! Well, she laughed so much that she almost
choked and I tried to remember all the resuscitation techniques
she’d tried to teach me after her first aid course last year. When she
recovered she said if there was to be a bet, it would have to be for a prize
worth winning, and she wouldn’t take gamble for anything less than a bottle of Chardonnay. That put me firmly in my place! After that I guess I just forgot
about it.

Anyway I called round unannounced at her apartment a couple
of weeks ago and she answered the door wearing a paint splattered linen jacket
and gripping an artist’s brush between teeth. As soon as I walked through into the hallway my
eyes were assaulted by drawings and watercolours of naked men and women. I couldn’t
believe my eyes; they were everywhere. I had to admit they weren’t too bad, she'd obviously started going to the course. I then remembered the bet. I’d arrived
with a bottle of wine anyway; I said she could consider it to be her prize for
proving me to be a doubting Thomas. She then confessed that she had actually been
to some of classes, but said nothing in case it didn’t work out. Since then she’d
painting nudes right there in her front room! I guessed by her attire that she was
mid-action at that very moment. I told to take the bottle, and I turned to make my escape.
She then started dragging towards her ‘studio’; I was none too keen to enter I
can tell you, but my resistance was futile. I kept my head to one side, covered
one eye and squinted with the other in fear of what embarrassing sight I was
about to witness. She then said that I’d arrived at a most opportune moment because she wanted to draw a
pair of men in an artistic pose. She said she was taking me up my original
offer and hoped I was wearing clean underwear! By now I’m beginning to panic! I tried joking
my way out of it by saying silly things; I’m overdue for my bikini wax, and have
an unsightly boil on my bum, but she kept tugging. She then suddenly let go of
my arm and I shot backwards tripping over Scruff the cat who let out a wailing
sound before heading for the safety of the kitchen. Rosey
starting giggling at me as I sat there on the floor; said she was only teasing and that she’d happily settle for the chardonnay. She insisted however that
I come right inside. Well I got to my feet, brushed myself down and ventured
toward doorway. Inside stood a professional looking easel supporting a large canvass
on which I could make out the beginnings of a painting of a nude Adonis. It was
blocking the view within so I gingerly peered around the canvas, nervous of
what I might see.

I can’t remember if I ever told you, but Rosey has the world’s
biggest collection of dress up dolls. There’s not a Barbie she’s doesn’t own
and she has Cindy dolls galore. And there on a table, standing to attention was
one of her army of Action Men, as naked as the day he popped out his mould.

I saw the prompt Tess had up on FB and decided to pop over and see what you were up to. I think you did a good job on it and I would give you a 9 out of 10 — put the drawings up and I might go as high as 12.

Yes, wonderful to have Rosey back (and Scruff the cat)..made me giggle..I went to the V&A a while back..the assault of marble winkies was an assault to the senses..I love this picture..as Old Egg says it's a picture in words and another heart-filled piece..Jae